Display device



M. LEOPOLD DISPLAY DEVICE Feb. 14, 1933.

Filed April 15, 1951 H15 ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 14, 1933 1,897,940

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NORTON LEOPOLD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DISPLAY DEVICE Application led April 15, 1931. Serial No. 530,326.

This invention relates to certain novel im- 12 and 13, the face 14 of thepanel 10 proprovements in display devices, and has for viding advertising display space. its principal object the provision of an im- In each of the wings 12 and 13, two verproved construction of this character which tical rows of slots 15 are provided, and these will be highly eiiicient in use and economical slots are arranged in pairs (Fig. 2). 55 in manufacture. The racks for supporting the cloth samples It is an object of this invention to provide 16 are indicated at 17 and eachV of these racks a device by means of which cloth samples provides, when assembled, a slopingface 18 may be more advantageously displayed inv upon which the cloth samples 16 may be lo tailor shops or other business places, to prossecured in any suitable manner. 6G pective customers than has been done hereto- Each of the racks 17 embodies the face 18 fore. and a pair of triangular Wings 19 hingedly It is another object of the invention to connected thereto along fold lines 20. On provide a collapsible display device for each of the wings 19 is a pair of hooks 21 clothing samples which may be conveniently in each of which is a slot 22, and in assem- 65 and economically transported so that the debling the display device the hooks 21 on the vice may be shipped to the trade, by the wings 19 are inserted through horizontally manufacturer, with the samples thereon and aligned pairs of slots 15 so that portions of ready to be assembled. the panel wings 12 and 13 will be disposed in Other objects will appear hereinafter. the slots 22, as in Fig. 6. Thus the top and The invention consists in the novel combottom edges 23 and 24 of the panels 18 will binat-ion and arrangement of parts to be hereextend horizontally and parallel to each inafter described and claimed. other.

The invention will be best understood by In use, the wings 12 and `13 and the racks 17 ,i 25 reference to the accompanying drawing will be disposed, relative to panel 10, as in showing the preferred form of construction, Fig. 1, and means now to be described are and in which: provided for preventing the wings 12 and Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device 13 and panel 10 from tipping. In order to in assembled position; illustrate these means, the wings 12 and 13 Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the are shown, in Fig. 5, folded toward each slotted panel embodied in the invention; other, at the front side 14 of panel 10. By Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the back reference to Figs. 3 and 5, it will be seen that rests embodied in the invention for preventthere is provided on the rear side of each of ing the display panel and its wings from the wings 12 and 13 a strip 25, and in each of tipping; these strips 25 is a fold line 26, thereby pro- S5 Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of one viding in each strip two sections 27 and 28 of the display racks; which are hingedly connected to each other Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the display along the fold line 29. The sections 28 of the device showing the panel wings folded in strips 25 are adhesively or otherwise suitably upon themselves from the position of Fig. 1 secured to the rear sides of the wings 12 and 90 so as to show the means for preventing the 13 so that the sections 27 are free to be panel and wings from tipping; and moved about the fold lines 29 as pivots and Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 in these sections 27, therefore, provide legs, the Fig. 1, showing a preferred manner of prolower ends of which extend to the bottom viding detachable connection between the edges of thewings 12 and 13. 95 racks and panel. In each of the strips 25 ears 30 are cut,

In the drawing, which illustrates a pracalong lines 31, and these ears 30 are hingedly tical embodiment of the invention, a panel is joined to the sections 25 along the fold lines indicated at 10 and this panel has hingedly 32 (Fig. 3). A should-er 33 is provided in 100 connected thereto, along fold lines 11, wings each leg 27 by the cut 31. Therefore, by

lright panel, wings integral with folding leg 27 along fold line 29 and toward section 28, the portion 34 may be extended along the face 35 of the leg so that the shoulder 33 will engage in the notch 36 of the ear 30, thereby holding the legs 27 at rightangles (Fig. 5) to the sections 28 and the wings 12 and 13, so that the wings 12 and 13 and panel 10 will be prevented fromv tipping.

In collapsing the device for packingand transportation, the ears 30 will be moved upwardly on fold lines 32 and legs 27. will then be folded on full lines 29 so as to be parallel to sections 23 and wings 12 and 13. Racks 17 and attached cloth samples 16 will then be removed from the wings' 12 and 13 by lifting hooks '21 upwardly and withdrawing the same from slots 15, whereupon the wings 12 and 13 may be folded in upon the panel 10, the racks 17 spread out flat and placed between the wings 12 and 13 and the panel 10, and the device thus made ready for convenient and economical shipment. It is apparent that theA racks, panel 10, wings 12 and 13, and strips 25 may be made of any suitable material, such, for example, as liber board or the like without departing from the spirit of the invention. Moreover, by attaching suitable securing elements to the racks 17 other articles of merchandise could be displayed on the racks 17 without departing from the purview of this invention.

The display device hereinbefore described will bev found useful and efficient in displaying the samples 16 either on the floor of the tailor shop, store, or like place, wherein the customers will be afforded an opportunity to handle the samples 16. which are preferably adhesively secured only at their upper ends to the faces 18 of the racls 17; or the device may be placed in the shop window and, when properly illuminated, will effectively attract the attention of passersby.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Collapsible display device, comprising a single sheet of material including an upand hinged along fold lines to said panel and provided with slots, and article supporting racks including hook elements detachably mounted in said slots, said racks having faces tapered at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal and said wings.

2. Collapsible display device, comprising a panel, wings integral with and hinged along fold lines to said panel and provided with slots, collapsible article supporting racks each including a main portion and trianglar wings integral with and hinged thereto along fold lines, and hook elements on said secondnamed .wings adapted to be detachably mounted inV said slots. y' 1., ,i

3. Collapsible display device, comprising a panel, wings hinged to said panel and provided:V with slots, collapsible article supporting racks each including a main portion and wings hinged thereto, hook elements on said second-named wings adapted to be detachably mounted in said slots, and means on said firstnamed wings for maintaining the device in upright position, said means including a strip attached to each of the first-named wings on the sides thereof opposite the secondnamed wings, eachof said strips having cutout portions leach provided with a notch and each of said strips including a section mov-l able relative to said first-named wings and said sections having portions adaptedto be received in said notches vice in upright position.

In testimony whereof I affix' my signature.

MoRToN LEOPOLD. 

